<p>United States President Joe Biden has pledged to buy 500 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines and donate it lower-income countries.</p>

<p>The announcement from Biden came during a COVID-19 summit of world leaders that was held virtually from the White House.</p>

<p>“This is an all-hands-on-deck crisis. America will become the arsenal for vaccines as we were the arsenal for democracy in World War II,” Biden said</p>

<p>“The US has already shipped 160 million of these doses to 100 countries. For every one shot we’ve put in an American arm to date, we are now donating three shots globally,” the White House said in a statement. "</p>

<p><strong>Also read </strong>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-engaged-in-new-cold-war-with-rivals-china-and-russia-say-most-europeans-in-poll-414905">US engaged in new cold war with rivals China and Russia, say most Europeans in poll &nbsp;</a></p>

<p>The US and other wealthy countries have been criticized by the World Health Organization for their plans to roll out booster shots for elderly and high-risk populations, while much of the world faces a severe shortage in doses.</p>

<p>On Tuesday, in his first speech to the UN as president, Biden told delegates that the United States had put more than $15 billion towards the global Covid response and shipped more than 160 million doses to other countries.</p>

<p>The summit, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, saw Biden and US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield hosting a wide variety of health and foreign leaders.</p>

<p>They included UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the heads of Britain, Canada, the European Union, Indonesia, and South Africa.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/changing-a-lot-of-nappies-uk-pm-boris-johnson-admits-he-has-6-children-414871">'Changing a lot of nappies': UK PM Boris Johnson admits he has 6 children</a></p>

<p>Washington will seek to rally the world around three goals, the administration official said.</p>

<p>These are: increasing vaccine supply; saving lives now by resolving the oxygen crisis and access to testing, medicine and therapeutics; and lastly improving future preparedness.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


United States President Joe Biden has pledged to buy 500 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines and donate it lower-income countries. The announcement from Biden came during a COVID-19 summit of world leaders that was held virtually from the White House.

United States President Joe Biden has pledged to buy 500 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines and donate it lower-income countries. The announcement from Biden came during a COVID-19 summit of world leaders that was held virtually from the White House. “This is an all-hands-on-deck crisis. America will become the arsenal for vaccines as we were the arsenal for democracy in World War II,” Biden said “The US has already shipped 160 million of these doses to 100 countries. For every one shot we’ve put in an American arm to date, we are now donating three shots globally,” the White House said in a statement. " Also read | US engaged in new cold war with rivals China and Russia, say most Europeans in poll The US and other wealthy countries have been criticized by the World Health Organization for their plans to roll out booster shots for elderly and high-risk populations, while much of the world faces a severe shortage in doses. On Tuesday, in his first speech to the UN as president, Biden told delegates that the United States had put more than $15 billion towards the global Covid response and shipped more than 160 million doses to other countries. The summit, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, saw Biden and US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield hosting a wide variety of health and foreign leaders. They included UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the heads of Britain, Canada, the European Union, Indonesia, and South Africa. Also read | 'Changing a lot of nappies': UK PM Boris Johnson admits he has 6 children Washington will seek to rally the world around three goals, the administration official said. These are: increasing vaccine supply; saving lives now by resolving the oxygen crisis and access to testing, medicine and therapeutics; and lastly improving future preparedness. (With inputs from agencies)

Biden pledges to donate 500 million vaccines to other nations

<p>United States President Joe Biden has pledged to buy 500 million Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines and donate it lower-income countries.</p>

<p>The announcement from Biden came during a COVID-19 summit of world leaders that was held virtually from the White House.</p>

<p>“This is an all-hands-on-deck crisis. America will become the arsenal for vaccines as we were the arsenal for democracy in World War II,” Biden said</p>

<p>“The US has already shipped 160 million of these doses to 100 countries. For every one shot we’ve put in an American arm to date, we are now donating three shots globally,” the White House said in a statement. "</p>

<p><strong>Also read </strong>|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-engaged-in-new-cold-war-with-rivals-china-and-russia-say-most-europeans-in-poll-414905">US engaged in new cold war with rivals China and Russia, say most Europeans in poll &nbsp;</a></p>

<p>The US and other wealthy countries have been criticized by the World Health Organization for their plans to roll out booster shots for elderly and high-risk populations, while much of the world faces a severe shortage in doses.</p>

<p>On Tuesday, in his first speech to the UN as president, Biden told delegates that the United States had put more than $15 billion towards the global Covid response and shipped more than 160 million doses to other countries.</p>

<p>The summit, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, saw Biden and US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield hosting a wide variety of health and foreign leaders.</p>

<p>They included UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the heads of Britain, Canada, the European Union, Indonesia, and South Africa.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/changing-a-lot-of-nappies-uk-pm-boris-johnson-admits-he-has-6-children-414871">'Changing a lot of nappies': UK PM Boris Johnson admits he has 6 children</a></p>

<p>Washington will seek to rally the world around three goals, the administration official said.</p>

<p>These are: increasing vaccine supply; saving lives now by resolving the oxygen crisis and access to testing, medicine and therapeutics; and lastly improving future preparedness.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


United States President Joe Biden has pledged to buy 500 million Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines and donate it lower-income countries. The announcement from Biden came during a COVID-19 summit of world leaders that was held virtually from the White House.

United States President Joe Biden has pledged to buy 500 million Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines and donate it lower-income countries. The announcement from Biden came during a COVID-19 summit of world leaders that was held virtually from the White House. “This is an all-hands-on-deck crisis. America will become the arsenal for vaccines as we were the arsenal for democracy in World War II,” Biden said “The US has already shipped 160 million of these doses to 100 countries. For every one shot we’ve put in an American arm to date, we are now donating three shots globally,” the White House said in a statement. " Also read | US engaged in new cold war with rivals China and Russia, say most Europeans in poll The US and other wealthy countries have been criticized by the World Health Organization for their plans to roll out booster shots for elderly and high-risk populations, while much of the world faces a severe shortage in doses. On Tuesday, in his first speech to the UN as president, Biden told delegates that the United States had put more than $15 billion towards the global Covid response and shipped more than 160 million doses to other countries. The summit, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, saw Biden and US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield hosting a wide variety of health and foreign leaders. They included UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the heads of Britain, Canada, the European Union, Indonesia, and South Africa. Also read | 'Changing a lot of nappies': UK PM Boris Johnson admits he has 6 children Washington will seek to rally the world around three goals, the administration official said. These are: increasing vaccine supply; saving lives now by resolving the oxygen crisis and access to testing, medicine and therapeutics; and lastly improving future preparedness. (With inputs from agencies)

US President Biden pledges to donate 500 million vaccines to 'low-income nations'

<p>The United States government was aware of Pakistan’s nuclear programme early in January 1979, according to a newly declassified American government documents that were made accessible recently.</p>

<p>“The US state department knew Pakistan’s uranium enrichment programme using gas centrifuge technology way back in January 1979, along with a nascent enrichment facility in Kahuta,” the documents released on Tuesday stated.</p>

<p>The report was declassified by the National Security Archive, a non-government organisation that seeks to challenge government secrecy, published state department telegrams and internal memorandums from the time.</p>

<p>Pakistan had declared itself to be a nuclear state only in 1998, shortly after India conducted its second Pokhran test. India had conducted its first nuclear&nbsp;test in May 1974 under the codename ‘Smiling Buddha’.</p>

<p>The documents further revealed that the Jimmy Carter-led administration refused to confront Pakistan for fear of alienating the Islamic country at a time of “challenging developments” in the region—the growing Soviet Union influence in Afghanistan and the Iranian revolution.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indias-nuclear-strategy-focus-shifts-from-pakistan-to-china-report-315192">&nbsp;India's nuclear strategy focus shifts from Pakistan to China: Report</a></p>

<p>“Pakistan is moving rapidly and secretly towards the construction of facilities which will give it nuclear explosive capability perhaps within two to four years,” wrote Harold Saunders, the then assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs, and Thomas Pickering, then assistant secretary for oceans, international environmental, and scientific affairs, to then secretary of state Cyrus Vance in January 1979.</p>

<p>“The then administration also worried that pushing too hard on proliferation concerns could alienate Pakistan—a regional counterweight to Soviet partner India - and produce greater instability in the region,” the archive said.</p>

<p>“Ultimately, the archive said, “Carter held back from confronting Islamabad over its nuclear programme.”</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The United States government was aware of Pakistan’s nuclear programme early in January 1979, according to a newly declassified American government documents that were made accessible recently.

The United States government was aware of Pakistan’s nuclear programme early in January 1979, according to a newly declassified American government documents that were made accessible recently. “The US state department knew Pakistan’s uranium enrichment programme using gas centrifuge technology way back in January 1979, along with a nascent enrichment facility in Kahuta,” the documents released on Tuesday stated. The report was declassified by the National Security Archive, a non-government organisation that seeks to challenge government secrecy, published state department telegrams and internal memorandums from the time. Pakistan had declared itself to be a nuclear state only in 1998, shortly after India conducted its second Pokhran test. India had conducted its first nuclear test in May 1974 under the codename ‘Smiling Buddha’. The documents further revealed that the Jimmy Carter-led administration refused to confront Pakistan for fear of alienating the Islamic country at a time of “challenging developments” in the region—the growing Soviet Union influence in Afghanistan and the Iranian revolution. Also read | India's nuclear strategy focus shifts from Pakistan to China: Report “Pakistan is moving rapidly and secretly towards the construction of facilities which will give it nuclear explosive capability perhaps within two to four years,” wrote Harold Saunders, the then assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs, and Thomas Pickering, then assistant secretary for oceans, international environmental, and scientific affairs, to then secretary of state Cyrus Vance in January 1979. “The then administration also worried that pushing too hard on proliferation concerns could alienate Pakistan—a regional counterweight to Soviet partner India - and produce greater instability in the region,” the archive said. “Ultimately, the archive said, “Carter held back from confronting Islamabad over its nuclear programme.” (With inputs from agencies)

US prez Carter knew about Pak’s nuclear programme in 1979, didn’t push too hard: Declassified documents

<p>US President Donald Trump visited&nbsp;a Ford Motor Co plant on Thursday, and was spotted without a face ask yet again. He travelled to the crucial U.S. election battleground state of Michigan amid tensions with its Democratic governor during the coronavirus pandemic.</p>

<p>The Ford plant has been recently recast to produce ventilators and personal protective equipment. Ford organised a&nbsp;roundtable discussion with African-American leaders about the vulnerable populations hit by the virus.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/donald-trumps-refusal-to-wear-masks-hints-towards-racism-and-masculinity-in-america-298624"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Donald Trump's refusal to wear masks hints towards racism and masculinity in America</strong></a></p>

<p>While Ford has a policy of all guests wearing masks, Trump decided to break the rule. When asked by the local media, he said, "I&nbsp;had one on before. I wore one in the back area. I didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it."</p>

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<p>While he wore the mask in the backside of the plant, he removed the mask as soon as he spotted media. He&nbsp;was seen flouting the guideline issued by almost all health experts, even though two staff members at the White House have tested positive for coronavirus.&nbsp;</p>

<p>All the Ford executives who were seen escorting the President were spotted with their face masks on. When the local media asked Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford about Trump not wearing protective gear, he said, "It's up to him."</p>

<p>Trump jokingly added, "Honestly, I think I look better in a mask."</p>

<p>He has also said that the US will not be going under a lockdown if there is a second peak in the number of positive cases, and has urged the states to loosen the lockdown restrictions and let the economy rise again.</p>

<p>As the images of Trump wearing the mask were released on internet, Twitter put on its creative hat and came up with some funny memes about Trump and masks. We picked put some of the funniest memes:</p>

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US President Donald Trump visited a Ford Motor Co plant on Thursday, and was spotted without a face ask yet again. He travelled to the crucial U.S. election battleground state of Michigan amid tensions with its Democratic governor during the coronavirus pandemic.

US President Donald Trump visited a Ford Motor Co plant on Thursday, and was spotted without a face ask yet again. He travelled to the crucial U.S. election battleground state of Michigan amid tensions with its Democratic governor during the coronavirus pandemic. The Ford plant has been recently recast to produce ventilators and personal protective equipment. Ford organised a roundtable discussion with African-American leaders about the vulnerable populations hit by the virus. Also read: Donald Trump's refusal to wear masks hints towards racism and masculinity in America While Ford has a policy of all guests wearing masks, Trump decided to break the rule. When asked by the local media, he said, "I had one on before. I wore one in the back area. I didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it." OMG! He actually wore one. See, it didn’t hurt that much. Does it have the Presidential seal on it? pic.twitter.com/aNebLbKpuE — Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) May 21, 2020 × While he wore the mask in the backside of the plant, he removed the mask as soon as he spotted media. He was seen flouting the guideline issued by almost all health experts, even though two staff members at the White House have tested positive for coronavirus. All the Ford executives who were seen escorting the President were spotted with their face masks on. When the local media asked Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford about Trump not wearing protective gear, he said, "It's up to him." Trump jokingly added, "Honestly, I think I look better in a mask." He has also said that the US will not be going under a lockdown if there is a second peak in the number of positive cases, and has urged the states to loosen the lockdown restrictions and let the economy rise again. As the images of Trump wearing the mask were released on internet, Twitter put on its creative hat and came up with some funny memes about Trump and masks. We picked put some of the funniest memes: #whoworeitbetter pic.twitter.com/mv5DeSzxIj — MillennialMadeMediaGroup (@3MGIncorporated) May 22, 2020 × pic.twitter.com/mlvvtogQqx — Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid (@rael32doors) May 22, 2020 × It does make him look weak as he said to his aides. pic.twitter.com/fpyZHsiMWK — Jared Wadley (@jared_wadley) May 22, 2020 × He looks like Ralphy. pic.twitter.com/63auXzGZot — Flaming Unicorn (@UnicornFlaming) May 22, 2020 × too bad that isnt duct tape (and on all the time) — Steve Berry (@SteveBe69602773) May 22, 2020 ×

I didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it: Trump on not wearing mask

<p>President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US&nbsp;economy might take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak but predicted the challenge would eventually pass and defended his handling of the crisis.</p>

<p>Trump appeared at his first town hall meeting of the 2020 election season, an event conducted by Fox News Channel before an audience in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a battleground state that helped propel him to the White House in 2016.</p>

<p>The spreading coronavirus has led to a steep downturn in the stock market and fanned fears of an economic dip just as the Republican president asks Americans for a second term.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/coronavirus-poses-risks-to-fragile-recovery-in-global-economy-imf-281671">Coronavirus poses risks to fragile recovery in global economy: IMF</a></strong></p>

<p>Asked if the coronavirus outbreak hurt the economy, Trump said:&nbsp;It certainly might have an impact. At the same time, I have to say people are now staying in the United States spending their money in the US&nbsp;and I like that.</p>

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<p>It’s going to all work out. Everybody has to be calm," he said. We have plans for every single possibility and I think that's what we have to do. We hope it doesn't last too long.</p>

<p>Trump repeated his assertion that the travel restrictions he imposed on China early in the crisis had helped limit the outbreak in the United States. The US&nbsp;death toll from the coronavirus rose to 12 on Thursday and 53 new cases broke out across the country. More than 3,200 people worldwide have died from the respiratory illness that can lead to pneumonia.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/stock-markets-climb-on-easing-economic-concerns-over-coronavirus-280339">Stock markets climb on easing economic concerns over coronavirus</a></strong></p>

<p>Trump has faced criticism from Democrats for not having the country properly prepared for the possibility of a pandemic.</p>

<p>"I think people are viewing us as having done a very good job. What we have to do is do a professional job. Nobody is blaming us for the virus," he said. "This started in China."</p>

<p>The US Senate on Thursday passed an $8.3 billion bill to combat the outbreak, a day after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved it. The bill now goes to Trump for his signature.</p>

<p>Asked about his reputation as a germophobe and how he is responding to doctors' recommendations to avoid shaking hands to guard against the spread of the coronavirus, Trump said nobody could operate as a politician without shaking people's hands.</p>

<p>"The bottom line is I shake anybody's hand now. I'm proud of it," Trump said. "You know, you're hearing a lot of stuff about trying not to shake hands. ... It hasn't stopped me at all."</p>

<p>Was all set for Bernie</p>

<p>Trump also weighed in on the race for the Democratic presidential nomination to face him in the Nov. 3 election. That contest took a sharp turn on Super Tuesday this week, with former Vice President Joe Biden surging ahead of Senator Bernie Sanders in what has become a two-man battle.</p>

<p>"I was all set for Bernie," Trump said, adding that Sanders would have benefited if fellow liberal Senator Elizabeth Warren had dropped out sooner. She withdrew from the race on Thursday.</p>

<p>Democratic moderates, including former presidential candidates Michael Bloomberg, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg, have rallied behind Biden in recent days amid concerns that nominating Sanders, a self-avowed democratic socialist, would harm the party's chances in November.</p>

<p>Asked whether his polarizing style deepened the US&nbsp;political divide, Trump defended how he conducted his personal messaging through tweeting and the like.</p>

<p>"When they hit us, we have to hit back. I really feel that. ... I wouldn't be here if I had turned the other cheek," he said.</p>


President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US economy might take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak but predicted the challenge would eventually pass and defended his handling of the crisis.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the US economy might take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak but predicted the challenge would eventually pass and defended his handling of the crisis. Trump appeared at his first town hall meeting of the 2020 election season, an event conducted by Fox News Channel before an audience in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a battleground state that helped propel him to the White House in 2016. The spreading coronavirus has led to a steep downturn in the stock market and fanned fears of an economic dip just as the Republican president asks Americans for a second term. Also Read: Coronavirus poses risks to fragile recovery in global economy: IMF Asked if the coronavirus outbreak hurt the economy, Trump said: It certainly might have an impact. At the same time, I have to say people are now staying in the United States spending their money in the US and I like that. It’s going to all work out. Everybody has to be calm," he said. We have plans for every single possibility and I think that's what we have to do. We hope it doesn't last too long. Trump repeated his assertion that the travel restrictions he imposed on China early in the crisis had helped limit the outbreak in the United States. The US death toll from the coronavirus rose to 12 on Thursday and 53 new cases broke out across the country. More than 3,200 people worldwide have died from the respiratory illness that can lead to pneumonia. Also Read: Stock markets climb on easing economic concerns over coronavirus Trump has faced criticism from Democrats for not having the country properly prepared for the possibility of a pandemic. "I think people are viewing us as having done a very good job. What we have to do is do a professional job. Nobody is blaming us for the virus," he said. "This started in China." The US Senate on Thursday passed an $8.3 billion bill to combat the outbreak, a day after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved it. The bill now goes to Trump for his signature. Asked about his reputation as a germophobe and how he is responding to doctors' recommendations to avoid shaking hands to guard against the spread of the coronavirus, Trump said nobody could operate as a politician without shaking people's hands. "The bottom line is I shake anybody's hand now. I'm proud of it," Trump said. "You know, you're hearing a lot of stuff about trying not to shake hands. ... It hasn't stopped me at all." Was all set for Bernie Trump also weighed in on the race for the Democratic presidential nomination to face him in the Nov. 3 election. That contest took a sharp turn on Super Tuesday this week, with former Vice President Joe Biden surging ahead of Senator Bernie Sanders in what has become a two-man battle. "I was all set for Bernie," Trump said, adding that Sanders would have benefited if fellow liberal Senator Elizabeth Warren had dropped out sooner. She withdrew from the race on Thursday. Democratic moderates, including former presidential candidates Michael Bloomberg, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg, have rallied behind Biden in recent days amid concerns that nominating Sanders, a self-avowed democratic socialist, would harm the party's chances in November. Asked whether his polarizing style deepened the US political divide, Trump defended how he conducted his personal messaging through tweeting and the like. "When they hit us, we have to hit back. I really feel that. ... I wouldn't be here if I had turned the other cheek," he said.

Trump says US economy could take hit from coronavirus

<p>Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, has filed a defamation lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seeking USD 50 million in damages, alleging that she tarnished her reputation by suggesting her to be a "Russian asset" and "favourite of the Russians" in the 2020 White House race.</p>

<p>The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, has also claimed that Hawaii Democrat Gabbard suffered an economic loss to be proven at trial.</p>

<p>"Hillary calling me a 'Russian asset' is not only intended to smear my reputation and derail my campaign for president, it's also intended to silence any voice that dares to speak out against the establishment status quo," Gabbard, 38, said in an email to her supporters explaining the reason for her suing the Democratic nominee in the 2016 presidential elections.</p>

<p>Tulsi has been harmed by Clinton's lies and American democracy has suffered as well, according to the lawsuit.</p>

<p>"With this action, Tulsi seeks to hold Clinton and the political elites... accountable for distorting the truth in the middle of a critical presidential election," said the lawsuit.</p>

<p>Clinton, 72, who unsuccessfully fought the 2016 presidential election against President Donald Trump, in an interview in October last year said that the Republican party was "grooming" a Democratic presidential candidate to run as a third-party candidate. Although she did not name Gabbard, her comments were seen directed to the Hawaii lawmaker.</p>

<p>According to the lawsuit, "millions of Americans heard (or read about) Clinton's defamatory statements. Scientifically conducted opinion surveys have shown that Clinton's false, malicious statements about Tulsi, including that Tulsi is a 'Russian asset' and 'the favourite of the Russians' were accepted as true by millions of Americans, including large numbers of voters in battleground presidential primary states.</p>

<p>"The defamatory statements have caused Tulsi to lose potential donors and potential voters who heard the defamatory statements. Tulsi has suffered significant actual damages, personally and professionally, that are estimated to exceed USD 50 million - and continue to this day".</p>

<p>The lawsuit alleges that as a direct and proximate result of Clinton's intentional and malicious misconduct, Gabbard has suffered anguish and damage to her reputation, with direct and substantial injury to her positions as United States Congresswoman; Presidential candidate; and officer in the Army National Guard.</p>

<p>"These substantial injuries are continuing in nature and will continued to be suffered in the future, unless and until they are remediated by this court," it said.</p>

<p>"One would expect someone of Mrs Clinton's political background to act with a greater level of maturity and dignity, but her personal hostility toward Representative Gabbard apparently clouded Mrs Clinton's reason and blinded her to the US," said Gabbard's legal counsel Brian Dunne.</p>

<p>"She resorted to a damaging whisper campaign founded on lies, and when presented with the opportunity to retract her damaging remarks, she refused. Rep. Gabbard must defend her good name and hold Mrs Clinton responsible. This lawsuit intends to do just that," he said.</p>

<p>But given the US laws, it would be very tough for Gabbard in the defamation case against Clinton.</p>

<p>"To prevail in her defamation claim, Representative Gabbard has to prove that Secretary Clinton made a false statement of fact. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that mere 'loose and figurative' expressions, even 'vigorous epithets', don't qualify. And, the courts are especially protective of the right to engage in sharp-elbowed political debate," Jeffrey J Pyle, a Boston-based attorney, told ABC News.<br />
"Representative Gabbard will have a difficult time convincing the court that Secretary Clinton's statements were anything other than non-factual 'rhetorical hyperbole' which is thoroughly protected by the First Amendment," said Pyle, who has represented a number of cases involving defamation, libel and First Amendment.</p>


Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, has filed a defamation lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seeking USD 50 million in damages, alleging that she tarnished her reputation by suggesting her to be a "Russian asset" and "favourite of the Russians" in the 2020 White House race.

Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, has filed a defamation lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seeking USD 50 million in damages, alleging that she tarnished her reputation by suggesting her to be a "Russian asset" and "favourite of the Russians" in the 2020 White House race. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday, has also claimed that Hawaii Democrat Gabbard suffered an economic loss to be proven at trial. "Hillary calling me a 'Russian asset' is not only intended to smear my reputation and derail my campaign for president, it's also intended to silence any voice that dares to speak out against the establishment status quo," Gabbard, 38, said in an email to her supporters explaining the reason for her suing the Democratic nominee in the 2016 presidential elections. Tulsi has been harmed by Clinton's lies and American democracy has suffered as well, according to the lawsuit. "With this action, Tulsi seeks to hold Clinton and the political elites... accountable for distorting the truth in the middle of a critical presidential election," said the lawsuit. Clinton, 72, who unsuccessfully fought the 2016 presidential election against President Donald Trump, in an interview in October last year said that the Republican party was "grooming" a Democratic presidential candidate to run as a third-party candidate. Although she did not name Gabbard, her comments were seen directed to the Hawaii lawmaker. According to the lawsuit, "millions of Americans heard (or read about) Clinton's defamatory statements. Scientifically conducted opinion surveys have shown that Clinton's false, malicious statements about Tulsi, including that Tulsi is a 'Russian asset' and 'the favourite of the Russians' were accepted as true by millions of Americans, including large numbers of voters in battleground presidential primary states. "The defamatory statements have caused Tulsi to lose potential donors and potential voters who heard the defamatory statements. Tulsi has suffered significant actual damages, personally and professionally, that are estimated to exceed USD 50 million - and continue to this day". The lawsuit alleges that as a direct and proximate result of Clinton's intentional and malicious misconduct, Gabbard has suffered anguish and damage to her reputation, with direct and substantial injury to her positions as United States Congresswoman; Presidential candidate; and officer in the Army National Guard. "These substantial injuries are continuing in nature and will continued to be suffered in the future, unless and until they are remediated by this court," it said. "One would expect someone of Mrs Clinton's political background to act with a greater level of maturity and dignity, but her personal hostility toward Representative Gabbard apparently clouded Mrs Clinton's reason and blinded her to the US," said Gabbard's legal counsel Brian Dunne. "She resorted to a damaging whisper campaign founded on lies, and when presented with the opportunity to retract her damaging remarks, she refused. Rep. Gabbard must defend her good name and hold Mrs Clinton responsible. This lawsuit intends to do just that," he said. But given the US laws, it would be very tough for Gabbard in the defamation case against Clinton. "To prevail in her defamation claim, Representative Gabbard has to prove that Secretary Clinton made a false statement of fact. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that mere 'loose and figurative' expressions, even 'vigorous epithets', don't qualify. And, the courts are especially protective of the right to engage in sharp-elbowed political debate," Jeffrey J Pyle, a Boston-based attorney, told ABC News. "Representative Gabbard will have a difficult time convincing the court that Secretary Clinton's statements were anything other than non-factual 'rhetorical hyperbole' which is thoroughly protected by the First Amendment," said Pyle, who has represented a number of cases involving defamation, libel and First Amendment.

Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for defamation, seeks $50 mn over 'Russian asset' comment

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